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Barbarity at Sea,

CHICAGO. Jan. A special to the Times
frsm San Francisco says: ''The story of the
brutal and fatal torturing of John Schroeder, a
stoker on the Sprekels line steamer Alameda,
was told to day by mis- shipmates, who have just
arrived on the steamer. The Sprekels brothers
had trouble lately with the seamen's union
here and in Sydney and filed the places of thirty
Cinnamon fremen and coal passers with twenty
one white men, Schroeder was hired here and
one of the fremen in the engine room. On
the last trip of the Alameda from here to Homo
lulu. he fell i'll. one day, and to get breath of
fresh air, went on deck his messmate prom
Using to look after his work. He
was detected deck by officer. who
ordered him below. When Schroeder again en-
tered the engine room he fell in a dead faint.
Then, by the officers orders, some sailors were
brought in, and Schroeder, in fainting condi-
ton, was held up against the open door of the
furnace for several minutes. until pieces of bis
tering flesh filled the room with their odor.
Then he was thrown. like sack of wheat, into a
corner of the room. where, after gasping for
breath for y moment, he died. On the ships log
his death was put down as accidental and ht
was thrown into the sea"
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may accumulate in the Treasury and sub-treas-
uries of the United States. at present the only
agencies for the redemption of minor coin, while
at the same time there may exist pressing de-
mand for the same class of coin in parts of the
United States remote from the Treasury and its
branches. Again, he says. there may be an ac-
emulation at the Treasury or at certain sub
treasures. while at the same time there may ex-
list demand at commercial centers even where
certain other sab treasures are located. Yet,
no specific appropriation is available
for the transfer from one sub
treasury to another of minor coin
found to be in excess of the demand
at the locality where any such excess may hap
pen. The director argues that part of the de-
mand for minor coin, which has arisen to an
unprecedented extent during the latter part of
the past year. is at least unreasonable. it having
appeared that in the exercise of a preference
for fresh CON- applications TO the Philadelphia
Mint for large sums of minor coin have been
made from the various cities whore accumu-
lation reported at the sub-tTeasuries. To
facilitate the transfer of coin, and its recoinage
and cleaning for reissue. certain amendments
to the Revised Statutes are suggested, confer
ring on the Secretary of the Treasury authority
to transfer coin from the Treasury TO the Mint.
and allowing him to retain from the balance OF
the minor coinage profit fund. which is now COW
cred into the treasury, sum not exceeding
$4,000 in any one year, to defray the expenses OF
distribution.
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Spsc1aI 70 the IhuIanapoHs JOurnaI.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-Anti-civil-service-re
form Democrats who have been complaining
that there have not been enough changes in the
local pension boards throughout the country nc
longer have ground upon which to rest their
complaints. 1 am told by gentleman who is in
a position to get reliable information on the sub
ject, that fully 90 per cent of the men who were
the boards when the administration now pre-
vailing took effect have been removed, and he
says he is not sure but that the per cent. of
changes will reach 90. I'm some sections of
country the changes have been sweeping" says
he, land where the old men have been retained
it can be shown, in nearly every instance. that
either a suitable man cannot be found in the
prevailing party. or Democratic influence keeps
the incumbent in. This is one class Of Offices
which can be filled at the will of the powers
above, and they are doing it up according to
Jeffersonian simplicity and the popular plan"
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QUEEN vICTORIA's HEALTH.
1t Is Breaking Down Rapidly, and She Ma.
Not Witness Her Jubilee

1t Is Breaking Down Rapidly, and She May
Not Witness Her Jubilee
LONDON, Jan 4-The Prince of Wales is
He is expected to arrive at Cannes about the
25sh of January, and may go on to Malta to
visit his brother, the Duke of Ednburg. Ar
effort is being made to have the Prince go out to
Australia to open the Centennial Exposition the
next summer. But there is good deal OF op-
position to the project. on the ground that it is
too far from home. The Queen herself thinks
ne should not go. The Queen is breaking
down very rapidly, and she is conscious that her
life cannot be spared many years longer The
only shadow over the jubilee year. that opens
people of England that the Queen may not live
till the year is completed. The appearance of
old age is most clearly marked, even in her
Jubilee portrait which has just been completed
and placed in the gallery leading to her private
apartments at Windsor l was at Windsor
yesterday, and the people of that little borough
are very busy getting ready for the festivities
Queen and her household had gone TO Osborne
Wednesday, and the workmen were busy
every where putting things in order for the Wis
| itors who are expected this spring and summer
| Jubilee souvenirs are already displayed in the
shops. Some Of them very pretty. One is
| porcelain cup with the royal arms and the
name of Windsor underneath. Another is a
| small white bust of the Queen, with an accom-
panyng bust of Lord Beaconsfeld, her favorite
| Minister. The jewellers have made dozens of
| jubilee designs in silver and gold some OF
1 which are very pretty, and are sold at most rea
| sonable prices. The people of Windsor expec,
to reap rich harvest from the multitude O,
| visitors this
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Harry g. Milligan, of
Indianapolis, who has been here two or three
dsys, left for home tonight
Representatives Owen. Johnston, Ward, Ford
and Kleiner of the Indiana delegation, were in
the House to-day.
L. E. Chenoweth of Greenville, O.. is here.
Hiram Peter, of Brazil; VIM. S. Ogle, of In
dianapolis, and Harmon l.. Hutson. of Angola,
have been admitted to practice before the In
terror Department.
c. d. Marsh. of North Vernon, is here.
1t now seems to be very generally conceded
among the members Of the House Of Represen-
tatives that Hon. S. S. Cox will be appointed to
fill the vacancy on the committee of ways and
means caused by the retirement of Mr.. Hewitt
and that Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Mills, of Texas, will
be the rival candidates for the craftsmanship of
the committee in the Fiftieth Congress
The President resumed his official duties this
morning. He is still suffering from rheumatic
pains, but seems to be improving steadily He
had long interview with the Civil Service
Commissioners this morning and subsequently
received Comptroller Trenholm. The regular
Cabinet meeting was held this afternoon. all the
members, excep: Secretary Lamar being in at
te ndance.
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The Cold-Wave Signals.

WAsHINGToN Jan. 4-The report Of Second
Lieutenant Day, of the United States Signal
Corps. the system of cold-wave warnings. has
just been issued from the Government Printing
Office Data is given showing the Importance
and value of the work, and liberal appropria-
tons are urged in order that the system may be
extended to every town in the United States
Lieutenant Day says that many citizens have
sigriied their willingness to purchase flags and
display them at their own expense if the Signal
Office would telegraph the warnings, but that
the appropriation available for the purpose dur
ing the past season was insufficient to meet the
expense. It ls recommended that an appropria.
ton of So 000 to be expended in the extension OF
the system of cold-wave warnings, be added "a
the estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1Q3Q
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REVENUE REDUCTION.

A Story to the Effect that Morrison May
Again Urge Action by the House.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A Washington special to
the Post saws: "a movement is in progress
among Southern men who are in favor of the re-
duction of the surplus to form combination by
which the taxes upon fruit, brandy and tobacco
and its manufactures shall be abolished, and
there is some expectation that Mr.. Randall will
cooperate in the scheme. 1t is also said by
Democrats who ought to know, that Mr.. Morri-
son, during the holiday recess, has become con-
WINGED that it will be expedient for him to move
again to consider revenue bills, and that it is not
improbable that he will have a larger vote
than he had before. The fact that two
New England Republicans. nearly every in
terest of whose constituents is protected,
voted for the Morrison motion. it is ascertained
has had very considerable effect upon Western
Republicans, who, while they have consistently
voted with the protectionists for protections
sake. have recently stated that if New England
Congressman afford to break ranks upon this
subject there is no reason why Western men,
the industries of whose section practically
without protection, should not also exercise
their independent Judgment. A prominent New
England Congressman who voted against the
Morrison resolution says that he has discovered
that this feeling is quite prevalent in certain
that II Mr.. Morrison shall again make his mo-
ton the result will be different. 1t is now
definitely known that Mr. Randals plan is a
total repeal Of the internal revenue tax, which
would involve, for full fiscal year the diminu
ton of the receipts by $i20 600, 000 which is a,
least 500, 900. 900 more than the expected sur
plus for the fiscal year. 1t appears that com
bination has been formed among Southern
Democratic Congressman, which is known
among themselves as the Southern Revenue
Reform Organization, and which dates III
formal existence from meeting Of the Congress
men of Virginia. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia, held here early in December
and of which Mr.. Cabell, of Virginia, was mad,
chairman. Its object is said to be to secure tn,
abolition of the internal revenue tax upo,
tobacco and all its manufactures
and upon fruit brandy. This woull
effect reduction in the revenue of not far from
$50, 00C. 000 and would be extremely popular i,
certain parts of the South. This combination
has received considerable accessions during tn
recess, according To information which has bee
receiver by an officer Of the Internal Revenu
Bureau, and 1t is an organization which is i
earnest. and it is likely to make itself felt Il
future deliberations relative to the tariff and tn
surplus. Negotiations now said to be pend
ing between the leaders of this organization an
the Democrats who represent districts in whic
the grea. whisky -distilling interests are located
for the purpose of ascertaining whether or re
some common basis of action cannot be agree
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Loogootee Again STANDARDIZATION of the
Drug House of Patterson jenkins.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
SHOALS, Ind, Jan "A destructive fire broke
out in Loogootee Ind, at about 1890 Tuesday
morning, in the store Of Patterson & Jenkins.
The alarm was given just in time to enable the
proprietors, who were sleeping in an upper
room, to make their escape by jumping from a
window The flames soon spread and consumed
the adjoining drug store of Joseph Patterson, and
had it not been for the efforts of the hook-and.
ladder company q much greater loss would have
resulted This is the fifth big Are for Loogoo
tee and the second in which Mr. Patterson was
a loser. Patterson & Jenkinss loss lie 81, 800;
insured IN the Phoenix for $500. Mr.. Joseph II.
Patterson was uninsured.
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Russia,s Views as to Bulgaria.

VIENNA, Jan. 4-Russia has suggested as a
basis for negotiations between the signers to the
Berlin treaty for the settlement of the Bulgarian
question. that the Bulgarian Regents resign; that
a new Sobranje be elected for Bulgaria only:
that two Zankofites be admitted into the Bull
earian Cabinet; that Prince Nicholas, of Mingrlia.
be proposed to the Sobranje for the Bull
garian rulership, and that an ordinary provincial
assembly be convoked for Roumelia.
A Sofa telegram says NJ. Zankoff is making
overtures to the Regents for the formation of a
coalition government a common basis of op-
position to the candidacy of Prince Nicholas of
Mingrelia- His action is supposed to be diplo-
matte move on the part of Russia to concede to
the Zank offites what it refuses the Regents.
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OTHER ACCIDENTS.

Two Locomotives Wrecked and a Number of
Employees Injured.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 4-West-bound Erie ex-
press train No. Is, collided with an engine upon
which were seven men, in the Southport yard,
in this city, at o'clock this morning Conductor
Wheeler had his collar-bone broken in two
places. Engineer Wallace and fre,nen Griffin,
express messenger Cromwell and a brakeman
were badly bruised, but not seriously injured.
Engines Nos. 81 and 524 and one express car
were wrecked. The west bonnd track was
blocked for nine hours. Trains were also de
layed at Painted Post by another wreck. in which
several cars were burned.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Rent War in DEMONSTRATION Bailiffs
Assaulted by Angry Citizens.
DUBLIN Jan. 4.-The people of Achill assault
ed party of bailifs who were attempting to
enforce evictions in that town. on Monday and
prevented them from carrying out their work.
Several of the bailiffs were badly hurt by stones
thrown by the crowd and a number of the ring
leaders of the mob were subsequently arrested
On the same day, at Henry baiffs enforced a
number of evictious without opposition, but
were set upon afterward by the people Of the
town and severely handled. The landlord from
whose estate the tenants had been elected ap-
peared on the scene, and was himself attacked
and seriously beaten
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Patents for Indiana Inventors.

special to the IndianAnoiis journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Patents were issued
for Indianians to-day as follows:
Booth, John. Indianapolis, balanced slide
valve and slide valve; Dill, Lorenzo. Union City,
looking glass frame Dushane, James, South
Bend map-holder; Freeman, George W., Frank
fort harness box loop; Freeman, Henry A,
Wesley. sulky pillow; Lott, Ksturah W.. Jay
tario. machine for cleaning grain Mullen, Win
field W. and F. NJ, Bunker Hill grain drill;
Munson. Alvin j., Indianapolis, ball ornament
for lightning rods, ETC.; Thomson, Evert M.
Evansville enameled ware.
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Other Fires.

WATERFOWL, N Y, Jan. 4 Fire at Sackett's
Harbor. last night. destroyed $4,000 worth Of
property.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 4-The Central sugar
house and refinery of Gen. Adolph Myers, in
Iberville parish, was burned to-day. Loss, 500,
000 insured.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4.-Fire this morning al
most totally destroyed the stock of Preuser &
Wellenyoss wholesale and retail dealers in hats
and caps The stock on hand was large and es
simated at SIS, 900; insured in the Royal Of Lon
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Frightful Cholera

Frightful Cholera Mortality In Buenos Ayres
WASHINGTON Jan. A private letter received
here from Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic,
under date of Dec. 10, states that cholera in it's
most malignant form is raging there and the
number of deaths daily is frightful; that the
dead are removed to the outskirts of the city,
piled I'D like cross ties and burned
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Three Men Killed by a Train.

OcoNoMowoc. Wis, Dec. A frightful ac-
cident occurred near Pewaukee this evening
The east bound passenger train which arrives at
Pewaukee at o'clock, when passing the mann
moth ice-house which borders Pewankee lake at
this point ran into slegh-load of icemen, and
instantly killed three and fatally injured several
others. Bert Mcconnell, young man of this
city an old man named Anderson and his son
we're those killed. The men were returning
home to simmer.
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The Minnesota senatorship.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, JAN 4-The caucus of the
Republican members of the Legislature on cleo
ton of United States Senator has been called
fer Thursday night Friends of ex Governor
Davis assert that he is sure of two-thirds of the
votes In Caucus and. if he needs them. will &c,
ten Democratic votes joint ballot in the
Legislature on the 18th. giving him ninety votes
in all and insuring his election the first ballot
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Eight Thousand Idle Men.

in this region shipping over the New Jersey
Central railroad were idle to-day, except two,
on account of the strike of the dock hands at
Port johnson and Elizabethport. The closing
of the mines has thrown out of work 5000 men
and boys at the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre COM
pany's mines, 400 at the Hanover companys, $50
at the Red Ash, 300 at tho Bennett company's,
and 500 at the Parrish company's mines-a total
of 100
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ReceDtion at the White House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Airs. Cleveland held
her first MONDAY reception in the Green parlor
dress of violet velvet, with half a dozen pink
hearted orchids thrust in the bAttoninR. Mrs.
Folsom assisted her daughter. She was attired
in black silk The reception was q great sue
cess, being very largely attended.
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Derailed by a Misplaced Switch.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, JAM An the Lafayette
yards, this morning, turned switch threw the
baggage and two passenger coaches the Mo-
non railway from the track, tossing passengers
about at lively rate tearing out the side of the
ladies' coach and damaging the smoking car con-
siderably. No one was seriously hurt.
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The Nevada SenatOrship.

CARSON, New, Jan. 4-The Republican caucus
to-day selected William NJ Stewart as the
nominee for United States Senator Ballotine
for United States Senator will take place on
Tuesday next, and as the Legislature is Repub
lican. Stewards election is assured.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The subscriptions to
the Logan fund continue to pour in from all
quarters. A letter was received to- day from
Capt. j. B. Eads inclosine his check for 81 ,O0O
Prof Alexander Graham Bell contributed $780,
and j. D. Rockefeller, of New York, 200.
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Steamship News.

GLASGOW Jan. ARRIVED: Furnessia, from
New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ARRIVED: Indiana.
from Liverpool
PLYMOUTH. Jan. 4.-Arrived Moravia, from
New York, for Hamburg.
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Obituary.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Charles Sheriff., who
has been for many years the Washington repre-
sentative of the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany and its affiliated interests died suddenly il
this city, to-day, Of heart disease.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, l A. II.
Special indications for twenty-four hours from
A NJ. for Indiana-Colder and fair weather
For West Virginia and Ohio-Southerly, fol-
lowed by colder. northwesterly winds: snow.
For Indiana, Illinois and Michigan-Colder,
northwesrerly Winds fair weather, except snow
on the east coast of Lake Michigan.
For Wisconsin-Colder, northwesterly winds;
fair weather, with cold wave.
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Speskership of the Illinois House.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 4.-The various caucuses
preliminary to the organization of the Legisla-
ture were held this evening. In the Republican
House caucus, w. f. Calhoun received the nom
inatlon for Speaker.
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The Pope's Health.

SYRACUSE. N. ", Jan. 4.-Archbishop Kelley.
says that the Pope ia enjoying good health.
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''This." he adds lis about the only good news l
can give you of Rome, where the reignins au-
thorities continue to wage an implacable war
against the church and all its sacred insttu-
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WHATS the use sitting all day in the house
with q bad cold or hacking cough, when DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup will cure you in q short
time.
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sas, convicted of murder and sentenced to be
hanged Jan. IA. He made the following indorse-
ment on tho application for PARROTS pardon: 81
am not quite willing TO pardon absolutely this
convict. after his conviction of murder, and
after denial of a motion for a new trial. based
substantially upon all the papers now before me.
/ am entirely satisfied that he ought not to suffer
the extreme penalty of the Law, but l do not
think that when he killed the elder McAdams he
driven to the wall by the attack of his
assailant to clearly excuse the taking of life.
i do not believe the convict invited the attack
but, in considering an application for his par
don, | cannot overlook the fact that he armed
himself and went to the place where the man
who had threatened to kill him before
night. In the belief that the prisoner should be
punished for the part he took in this homicide
and that he is guilty of crime much less than
murder, have determined to commute his SEN
tence to imprisonment at hard labor for the
term of FIVE years"
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MINOR MATTERS.

The Presidents Reasons for Committing the
Sentence of a Murderer.
WAsHISeTos, Jan. 4-The President has
communted to Eve years imprisonment the
death sentence Of John w. PARROT, of Arkan-
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Senator Browns Rumored Resignation.


WAsHINGToN. Jan. 4.-The Star tonight says:
Senator Brown, Of Georgia, will arrive in the
city 10 night or tomorrow morning. reporter
was assured to-day by q person competent to
speak on the subject. that Senator Brown. if he
resigns at all, will not do until the meeting of
the Georgia Legislature, next summer. The re-
porter's informant added that Senator Brown
had not yet determined to resign; that his health
has been impaired and the probability of his
being compelled to abandon public life in order
to restore his physical strength has been sug-
gested by the Senator's physicians but they had
not advised immediate resignation. Referring
to the criticism that Senator Gordon brought
upon himself by placing his resignation in the
hands of the Governor instead Of submitting it
to the representatives of the people. the Georgia
Democrat who gave the facts to the reporter
said: Senator Brown will profit by the exper-
fence of Gordon, and will wait until the Legis-
lature meets to resign Meantime, if his health
improves, or if he has reason to believe that he
can retain his seat without positive injury to it,
he will not resign at all.
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Local Observations.

Time Bar. Ther Hum. Wind. Weather R. al